Surprise recruit of PSG on the last day of the summer transfer window, Nuno Mendes is preceded by a flattering reputation.
After having spent no less than 60 million euros to recruit Achraf Hakimi, considered one of the best right-backs of the moment, the PSG closed its transfer market by putting some 40 million euros on the table to secure the services of the youngster Nuno mendes, presented as one of the most beautiful promises in the right lane.
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At only 19 years old, the Portuguese has established himself as an indisputable holder at Sporting Lisbon, crowned champion of Portugal last spring, and had his first selections with the Seleçao. “Nuno Mendes, you could say he’s a future crack. This is how he is seen here in Lisbon, and in Portugal. He’s young. Since his entry into the eleven holder of Sporting he has not left his post. Instead, he played as a left winger in a 3-4-3. We especially saw his offensive qualities, his ability to center, provoke, dribble. He is very fast. He also knows how to defend ”, thus entrusted Eric Frosio, Portuguese football specialist for The team.
“It’s a great future. 40M €, it may seem expensive but it will be worth a lot more in a few years. It is really the counterpart of Achraf Hakimi. I think Leonardo has concocted an incredible transfer window ”, he added, pointing to a stranger nonetheless: “Nuno Mendes has never played in a four-man system. But the trainers, the specialists estimate that it will have no problem to play in a defense with four. He did it when he was younger too. But during the fifty or so matches played with Sporting he was like a winger, on the left. “
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